There have been several studies of managers who fail (derailers) and managers who succeed in climbing the organizational hierarchy (arrivers). Which of the following statements describes a significant fact learned from these studies?
A) Derailers are insensitive.
B) Arrivers fail to inform others when things will not be done on time.
C) Arrivers fail to admit mistakes.
D) Arrivers fail to take responsibility for mistakes.
E) There are several significant differences between arrivers and derailers.

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B, C, and D describe derailers rather than arrivers. E is only a general description of the studies and does not describe a significant fact.

There Have Been Several Studies of Managers Who Fail (Derailers)